Chapter 59 Asking for help
"Alright, Danzhu, don't think about it anymore. Let's talk about it when the time comes," Liu Shishi comforted the worried Danzhu.

"Maybe someone else will take the picture?"

In fact, for Liu Shishi, it made no difference whether it was Young Master Lu or someone else who won the bid.

If Young Master Lu were to purchase it, he would die.

Actually, Liu Shishi doesn't care.

She seemed to have lost all sense of purpose in continuing to live in this world.

Recently, she had many considerations, which helped her suppress the urge to hang herself.

She can die, but she can't cause trouble for the building.

Of course, she wouldn't tell Danzhu any of this.

Danzhu is still young, and although he cares about her, he doesn't understand her.

She didn't want Danzhu to worry or cry.

Seeing that her young lady seemed so indifferent, Danzhu became anxious. "Why don't we go and ask Young Master Qin for help?"

"Would it be enough to have Young Master Qin take a picture of you?"

Young Master Qin? Qin Bowen?
Liu Shishi chuckled, "Good Danzhu, how can you be so naive? Qin Bowen is famous in the capital for loving his wife. In the two years since their marriage, he has never taken a concubine or stepped into a brothel."

"You actually want someone like that to photograph a courtesan? That's just wishful thinking."

"Besides, how can a son-in-law of a marquis's family compare to a duke's family?"

"But young lady..."

"Alright, Danzhu, you can go out now. Your girl is a little tired and wants to rest for a while."

Danzhu sighed and ultimately had no choice but to leave.

However, after thinking it over, Danzhu, who had left, finally made a decision.

She wrote a letter, then secretly went to the gate of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, spent a lot of money, and handed the letter inside.

Inside the Marquis of Wu'an's residence, a young man dressed in a blue brocade robe stood by the study window.

Through the window, you can see the pear blossoms being planted outside.

The young man had a handsome face and a tall, slender figure. Standing by the window reading a book, he exuded the air of a refined and elegant gentleman.

Just then, the servant knocked on the door.

"Young master, there's a young lady named Danzhu outside the gate who handed you a letter," the servant whispered.
The young man, Qin Bowen, twitched his eyelashes, as if he had remembered something.

The servant continued, "That Miss Danzhu is said to be from... from..."

The servant hesitated for a moment before finally uttering the words "Baihualou" (Hundred Flowers Pavilion).

Qin Bowen put down the book in his hand, looked at the servant, and spoke in a gentle, warm voice, "Where's the letter? Bring it here!"

"Oh, here it is, here it is."

Soon, Qin Bowen took the letter and unfolded it with his long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles.

Then I saw the contents inside.

His face showed no change, only a slight frown.

After a long silence and deep thought, he asked, "Is that girl named... Danzhu still outside?"

"Yes."

“Have someone drive her away and say that Qin is powerless to change what she said in her letter.”

"……Yes."

The servant left quickly.

Not long after the servant left, almost a second after he left, the door was knocked on again.

"My lord, it's me, Zhenzhen. May I come in?"

Qin Bowen didn't seem surprised by the appearance of this voice.

"come in."

Yu Zhenzhen came in carrying a food box.

As soon as I entered, I saw the handsome man reading a book by the window. My eyes swept over the letter on the desk, which was clearly visible.

Thinking of the maid's report, Yu Zhenzhen's eyes flickered, and then a smile appeared on her face. "Husband, you must be tired from handling official business and studying. Have something to eat first."

Qin Bowen raised his head and looked at his wife with tender eyes.

He put down his book, went outside, and took Yu Zhenzhen's hand. "Thank you for your hard work, Madam."

Yu Zhenzhen felt his warmth, her dry hands slightly burning, and her cheeks flushed. She shook her head and said, "This is what I should do."

Then Yu Zhenzhen placed the food box on the desk and saw the obvious letter.

"Husband, what is this letter?" Yu Zhenzhen asked, feigning confusion.

"Oh, it was sent by someone unimportant. I was just about to throw it away." With that, Qin Bowen picked up the letter and casually tossed it into the trash can next to him.

Seeing this, Yu Zhenzhen said nothing more.

He then opened the food box and took out the food inside.

"Husband, come and eat."

"Madam, please eat with me."

"it is good."

Fifteen minutes later, Yu Zhenzhen left again with the empty food box.

As soon as she came out, her personal maid, Zhi Qiu, stepped forward and whispered, "Madam, I just found out that the young master had someone chase away the woman outside the door."

"You chased him away?" Remembering how her husband had casually tossed it aside in the study, Yu Zhenzhen nodded in satisfaction. "That's good."

"It seems that my husband no longer cares about his cousin in the brothel."

Three years ago, Yu Zhenzhen met Qin Bowen by chance when she went to a temple to offer incense. Qin Bowen had just arrived in Beijing to participate in the imperial examination.

After just one meeting, Yu Zhenzhen fell in love with Qin Bowen at first sight.

After that, I kept a close eye on him.

It wasn't until he passed the imperial examination and paraded through the streets on horseback that Yu Zhenzhen decided that she would never marry anyone but Qin Bowen.

Yu Zhenzhen was the only legitimate daughter of Marquis Wu'an.

Although the Marquis of Wu'an had many illegitimate sons and daughters, he had no legitimate sons.

There was only one legitimate daughter, Yu Zhenzhen.

Even though the Marquis of Wu'an didn't have much affection for his wife, he still valued his legitimate daughter.

He especially liked Yu Zhenzhen from a young age.

Marquis Wu'an had also consulted a fortune teller, who said that his eldest daughter, Yu Zhenzhen, was born to bring him good fortune as her father.

That day, Yu Zhenzhen told her father, Marquis Wu'an, that she wanted to marry Qin Bowen, a newly appointed scholar.

Marquis Wu'an initially disagreed.

Because his daughter, the legitimate daughter of Marquis Wu'an, is an imperial concubine, and she can also be a princess.

Even the most promising new scholar cannot compare to his beloved daughter.

Unfortunately, Yu Zhenzhen insisted on marrying no one but Qin Bowen.

Left with no other choice, Marquis Wu'an had to agree.

However, he first sent someone to investigate Qin Bowen.

Qin Bowen was born into a farming family, so there were no major problems.

The only problem is that he has a cousin who works at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion and is a top courtesan.

It is said that Qin Bowen had a very good relationship with his cousin, the courtesan. Ever since his cousin was sold to a brothel, he would often go there.

Upon discovering this, Marquis Wu'an immediately told his daughter, Yu Zhenzhen, about it.

Hopefully, she can give up the idea of ​​marrying Qin Bowen.

Yu Zhenzhen never expected that Qin Bowen would have such a cousin who worked in a brothel.

No one knew that Yu Zhenzhen had secretly disguised herself and met Liu Shishi, nor did anyone know that after seeing Liu Shishi's appearance, Yu Zhenzhen was not only amazed by her beauty but also became jealous.

Yu Zhenzhen's love and possessiveness for Qin Bowen even led her to consider disfiguring and killing Liu Shishi.

But she managed to restrain herself.

(End of this chapter)

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